Sentences
What are 4 things a Sentence must have?
1. It starts with a capital letter.
2. It ends with a question mark(?), full stop (.), and exclamation mark(!).
3. It has to make complete sense.
4. It has a Subject, Verb, and Object.
What is a Subject?
A subject is a who or what is performing the action in the sentence or what the sentence is talking about.
What does FANBOYS stand for?
F - For
A - And
N - Nor
B - But
O - Or
Y - Yet
S - So
What is a clause?
A. Group of words + Subject + Verb
Which of the following is a phrase?
A. In the rain
B. I like playing cricket.
C. What is a phrase?
A. In the rain
What is a Simple Sentence?
A simple sentence is a independent clause (Subject + Verb + Object)
"I am running towards the train."
What is the verb?
Running
What does a conjunctive adverb do?
A. Connects a dependent clause and a independent clause.
B. Connects two independent clauses
C. What?
B. Connects two independent clauses
Which of the following is a independent clause?
A. After eating a potato salad,
B. Because of my broken leg,
C. Spinning really fast
D. I like cats.
D. I like cats.
Which of the following is NOT a phrase?
A. beautifully decorated
B. I'm walking to the store.
C. Blue Dress
B. I'm walking to the store.
"i like dal."
What is wrong with this sentence?
The first letter is not capitalized.
"Vijay is running to the bathroom."
What is the subject in this sentence?
A. Bathroom
B. Running
C. Vijay
C. Vijay
What does a subordinating conjunction?
A. Connects a dependent clause and a independent clause.
B. Connects two independent clauses
C. What?
A. Connects a dependent clause and a independent clause.
"After my family came to my graduation party, I gave them a big hug."
How many clauses are there in this sentence?
2 clauses
Which of the following is NOT a phrase?
A. The blue dress
B. I am hungry.
C. Spinning really fast.
B. I am hungry.
"How are you?"
What kind of sentence is this?
A. Declarative
B. Interrogative
C. Imperative
D. Exclamatory
B. Interrogative
"The sun was shining brightly."
Tell me the subject and predicate of the sentence.
Subject: The sun
Predicate: was shining brightly.
"Even though I was sick, I still went to school"
What type of conjunction is being used?
A. FANBOYS
B. Conjunctive Adverbs
C. Subordinating Conjunctions
C. Subordinating Conjunctions
Which of the following is a dependent clause?
A. Even though I like pizza,
B. Mangos are tasty.
C. Happy Holidays!
A. Even though I like pizza,
Which of the following is a phrase?
A. Dhanush is
B. Tom and Jerry is a great show.
C. Running to the store, I went to buy some mangos.
A. Dhanush is
"Harinee madam is a great tutor, but Nabil sir is not a good tutor."
What type of sentence is this?
A. Complex Sentence
B. Simple Sentence
C. Compound Sentence
C. Compound Sentence
"Inside the grave rest Rob and Bob"
What is the subject?
A. Rob and Bob
B. grave
C. rest
A. Rob and Bob
"Neymar is a great footballer; _________ , he always gets hurt."
What conjunctive adjective should be in the blank?
A. However
B. Therefore
C. First
A. However
"While Tom reads novels, Jack reads comics, but Sam reads only magazine."
How many clauses are in this sentences?
A. 4
B.3
C. 2
B. 3
What do you call a group of words that make sense but not complete sense?
A phrase